Some friends shared a lovely 95–100-point wine with me recently—a 2018 Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon, the iconic Chilean wine from the Maipo Valley. Don’t get
Category: Philosophy of Food and Wine
2026: The Year Wine Becomes Expressive
It’s January, which means we are all briefly seized by the delusion that we can become better versions of ourselves by sheer declarative force. We
When the Useless is Bewitching: The Japanese Tea Ceremony
I’ve been going on about what I call the” production paradigm” for the last few weeks. We are often sucked into the view that everything
Why Detailed Wine Reviews Matter to the Wine Community
If you want a community, you need a conversation; if you want a conversation, you need a shared record; and if you want a shared
The World of the Italian Meal
The traditional Italian meal—the all-day affair with (at least) seven courses—has always fascinated me because it is not just a meal but a way of
Roast the Algorithms; Then the Vegetables
We live under the regime of instrumental reason—the worldview that treats everything as a means to something else, preferably something quantifiable. What is the value
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